man-made lake
C377
concept
A man-made lake is an artificial body of standing water created by human intervention, typically through damming rivers or excavating land, for purposes such as water supply, recreation, irrigation, or hydroelectric power.
All labels observed (28)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| reservoir | 1,287 |
| artificial lake | 500 |
| man-made lake canonical | 218 |
| recreational lake | 154 |
| ornamental lake | 37 |
| hydroelectric reservoir | 24 |
| water supply reservoir | 6 |
| artificial lake system | 4 |
| man-made lagoon | 4 |
| Artificial lake | 3 |
| reservoir lake | 3 |
| artificial lagoon | 2 |
| artificial rowing lake | 2 |
| water storage reservoir | 2 |
| artificial freshwater lake | 1 |
| artificial reservoir | 1 |
| campus lake | 1 |
| dammed lake | 1 |
| industrial lake | 1 |
| man-made freshwater lake | 1 |
| man-made lakes | 1 |
| man-made loch | 1 |
| model boating lake | 1 |
| privately managed lake | 1 |
| recreational reservoir | 1 |
| urban lagoon | 1 |
| water storage lake | 1 |
| 城市景观湖 | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: man-made lake
Generated description
A man-made lake is an artificial body of standing water created by human intervention, typically through damming rivers or excavating land, for purposes such as water supply, recreation, irrigation, or hydroelectric power.
Instances (1,658)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Baldeneysee | reservoir |
| Thousand Islands Lake | reservoir |
| Kandy Lake | artificial lake |
| Rani Avantibai Sagar Reservoir | reservoir |
| Ross Barnett Reservoir | reservoir |
| Kettwiger See | reservoir |
| Double Oak Lake | recreational lake |
| Union Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Arenal | reservoir |
| Burke Lake | reservoir |
| Fourth Lake | recreational lake |
| Clinton Reservoir | reservoir |
| Oak Mountain Lake | recreational lake |
| Kentmere Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Ray Roberts
surface form:
Ray Roberts Lake
|
reservoir |
| Lake James | reservoir |
| KRS | reservoir |
| Castaic Lake | reservoir |
|
Los Banos Creek Reservoir (nearby associated facility)
surface form:
Los Banos Creek Reservoir
|
reservoir |
| Lookout Shoals Lake | reservoir |
| Aspetuck Reservoir | reservoir |
| Selorejo Dam | reservoir |
| Canistear Reservoir | reservoir |
| The Long Water | ornamental lake |
| Lake Wohlen | reservoir |
| Novosibirsk Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Wylie | reservoir |
| Wishing Star Lake | artificial lake |
| Nutting Lake | recreational lake |
|
The Pond
surface form:
The Pond (Central Park)
|
— |
| Hesaraghatta Dam | reservoir |
| East Head Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lac des Chats | reservoir |
| KRS Reservoir | reservoir |
| Lake Anna | reservoir |
| Thippagondanahalli Dam | reservoir |
| Bethany Reservoir | reservoir |
| Foy’s Lake | artificial lake |
| Stanley Reservoir | reservoir |
|
Ray Hubbard
surface form:
Lake Ray Hubbard
|
reservoir |
| Vaal Dam | reservoir |
| Round Pond | ornamental lake |
| Bhavanisagar Dam | reservoir |
|
Greenwood Lake (lake)
surface form:
Greenwood Lake
|
reservoir |
| Bloemhof Dam | reservoir |
| Dow’s Lake | artificial lake |
| Centurion Lake | artificial lake |
| Lake Kanawauke | recreational lake |
| Lake St. John | recreational lake |
| Hemlocks Reservoir | reservoir |